Princeton to Host Northwestern For Home Opener on Sunday

Sunday, November 23

Princeton, N.J.

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Princeton to Host Northwestern For Home Opener on Sunday

November 22, 2025 | Wrestling

Princeton vs. Northwestern
Nov. 23 (Sun.) | 4:00 p.m. | Jadwin Gym
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Traveling to open up the dual season, the Princeton wrestling team will prepare for three matchups this weekend with #19 Pitt on Friday and App State and West Virginia on Sunday.

Probable Lineup
125: #19 Marc-Anthony McGowan
133: Ethan Rivera
141: #32 Jake Mann / Matt Martino
149: #22 Eligh Rivera
157: Gavin Hawk / Rocco Camillaci
165: #22 Ty Whalen
174: Xavier Giles / Holden Garcia
184: #18 Kole Mulhauser
197: Connor McCloskey
285: Sebastian Garibaldi

*rankings according to Flowrestling

About the Tigers

Princeton opened the dual season last weekend with a series of road matches. Last Friday, the Tigers dropped a close dual to #19 Pitt, dropping the lead with the final match's result. On Sunday, the Tigers split duals with App State and #20 West Virginia.
#22 Ty Whalen went 3-0 on the weekend, earning a major and two decisions at 165. The week prior at the Princeton Open, Whalen went 4-1 on the day to take second in his weight class.
#18 Kole Mulhauser had a strong showing, going 2-1 over the weekend. At Pitt, he got a pin over Chase Kranitz before taking a 13-8 decision over App State's #31 Tomas Brooker.
#19 Marc-Anthony McGowan went 2-1 on the weekend, earning a major and a tech fall while dropping a close one-point contest to WVU's #6 Jett Strickenberger.
First-year Gavin Hawk has looked strong so far, winning his first dual match at Pitt and going 3-2 at the Princeton Open.

In The Rankings

125 | McGowan: #19 Flowrestling, #18 Intermat
141 | Mann: #32 Flowrestling, NR Intermat
149 | Rivera: #22 Flowrestling, #24 Intermat
165 | Whalen: #22 Flowrestling (157), #19 Intermat
184 | Mulhauser: #18 Flowrestling, #19 Intermat

Looking Back at Last Season

Princeton's 2024-25 season was marked with progress, as the Tigers built over the course of the year before seeing success in the postseason.
Under a new coaching staff, the Tigers went 8-9 in duals on the year while going 3-2 in the Ivy League.
In March, Princeton hosted the first-ever Ivy League Wrestling Tournament, claiming two of the first individual champions in Luke Stout (197) and now-returning Marc-Anthony McGowan (125).
The Tigers qualified five to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, with four returning to Jadwin this year in McGowan, Whalen, Eligh Rivera (141) and Kole Mulhauser (184).

More on the Key Returners

McGowan returns for his sophomore season after going 16-4 on the year last year. Winning the first individual Ivy Championship title at 125, McGowan punched his ticket to NCAAs where he went 1-2 after dropping a close contest to would-be national champion Vincent Robinson.

Whalen went 21-5 during the 2024-25 season with ranked wins over #9 Jaden Abas of Stanford and #18 Ethan Fernandez of Columbia, whom he beat at NCAAs after falling to him nearly a week prior in the Ivy Tournament.

Rivera, who saw success at the Junior Pan American Games this summer, went 18-9 last year with his season ending in Philadelphia as he went 2-2 at NCAAs.
Mulhauser jumped into the Tiger lineup at 184 in January of last season, climbing to a spot at NCAAs where he went 1-2 with a record of 15-10 overall on the season. During the season he boasted ranked wins over #27 Nick Fine, whom he beat twice.

Meet the New Tigers

Joining the Tigers this year is a class of six in Gabe Garibaldi, Gavin Hawk, Matthew Martino, Conor McCloskey, Blase Mele and Dale O'Blia.
Martino and O'Blia were both 2024 David Schultz Award winners in their respective states, Idaho and Colorado.

The Tiger Corner

Head Coach Joe Dubuque enters his third season at the helm and 10th year with the Tigers after joining the program as assistant coach in 2016.
Head Assistant Coach Cody Brewer and Assistant Coach Anthony Ashnault are both in their second season with the Tigers. Brewer spent a successful five-year tenure at Virginia Tech before coming to Princeton, while the role is Ashnault's first coaching position. Both are former national champions.
Assistant Coach Ryan Wolfe is new to the Tiger corner this year after serving as assistant coach at his alma mater, Rider, since 2018. During his tenure, he coached Rider's first national finalist in Jesse Dellavecchia (165) and two All-Americans